A survey of employment In
industry In North Wilkesboro
Wilkes county as of July 1
■WWs that 1,858 people were
nnployed. This compares very
favorably^ with 2,029 employed
during the high peak of produc
tion in recent months.
--.•■'.The survey was made by R.
Wooten, director of the Na
si Re-employment Service
su here.
fkch industry was asked to
fill out a questionnaire giving
the number of men and women
employed on July 1 of this year
and the number employed at the
highest peak of production since
the depression.
Some of the manufacturing
establishments reported their
firms to be at a high peak of
production at this time, which is
considered very encorraging at
this season of the year. High
peak of production means that
the factory is running at capac
ity with all positions filled.
^ Increases Expected
a' With few exceptions all indus-
^ tries in the county reported
bright prospects for the fall
months. Some reported that they
expected the present state of ac
tivity in their business to remain
constant, one rep >rted a season
slump at the present time that
should disappear shortly while
one reported an expected de
crease of one third.
On the whole the survey pre
sented an optimistic trend ‘back
ed up by actual business.
Two mills In the county are
not operating at the present
Roaring, River and Ronda
Jotton Milla. Mr. WOoten stated
4hat prospects are much brighter
jtoT early opening of these two
plants.
The survey included all manu-
facturing-. with the ^ception of
stt^^ills operating in the rural
districts. It is estimated that
these mills employ a total of
^0 people.
Union Services
Are Announceil
Union Sunday Evening Serv
ices in Churches of the
City
Old Maids’ Club
, To Be Presented
Play To Be Given By Boy
Scouts In Wilkesboro On
Tuesday Night
t
r
Ik The Boy Scout troop in Wil-
jp kesboro will present “Old Maids
Club” at the Wilkesboro school
auditorium on Tuesday night at
7:45.
This play promises to be very
highly ente'rtaining and a small
admission charge of 16 and 25
cents will be made.
The cast is made up as fol
lows: Russel Gray as Faith
j>Snowmore, William Gray as sec-
retary, B. S. Call as Betsy, a
country girl, Tom Story, Don
Story, Baxter Davis, Albert Gar
wood, Charles Garwood. Douglas
Ldnney. Donald Linney, M. G.
EdWArils- Johnnie Anderson and
Sam Smoak.
auxiliary to meet
ON TUESDAY NIGHT
. verp
kes unit of the American
ti AuxilitUT will meet at the
i[2ion and Auxiliary clubhouse on
TuanUy night at 8 o’clock for a
imporUnt meethig. ^ach
is Tir^tly requested to
„ pndeot.
fiMohg the important matters
"WBW"up befor* the meeting
election of officers for the
* ynar and delegates to the state
convention to be held i* Greens
boro.
Spenkers For MethodUt
Bible Clns* Announced
i^s For the month of August the
I ^ Men’s BiWe class of the Methodist
For the month of August
union services will be held in
the churches of this city. These
services are arranged by mutual
consent of all the congregations
and are expected to attract much
interest.
On Sunday evening, August 5.
Rev. Eugene Olive, Baptist pas
tor, will preach at the Presby
terian church.
On Sunday evening, August
12, Rev. C. W. Robinson, Pres
byterian pastor, will preach at
the Methodist church.
On Sunday evening, August
19, Dr. W. A. Jenkins, Methodist
pastor, will preach at the Bap
tist church.
Sunday evening, August 26,
Rufus Morrow, assistant pastor
of the Presbyterian church, will
preach at the Baptist church.
Congregatiohs of all churches
and visitors will- - be cordially
welcomed at each of these union
services during this month.
Home Chair Team Vlays
Chatham In Elk'Ji Today
The Home Chair Company
baseball team wi’.i go to Elkin
this afternoon to play the Chat
ham Blanketeere at Riverside
Park at 4:30 o’clock.
The local boys have suffered
two close defeats at the hands of. ^
the Blanket6«rs this season and
they are going to Elkin with the
J. R. Rousseau, deputy collec
tor of revenue located hare, Is
calling particular attention this
week to rulings by the state de
partment of revenue In regard to
making sales tax returns.
It is pointed out that penalties
must be assessed on merchants
who are delinquent in making
their sales reports and paying
the sales tax according to their
sales.
The following important no
tice to state sales tax payers was
ls> ed from the state depart
ment of revenue at Raleigh:
“According to our files your
sales tax report for last month
has not been received. It was
due to be filed within fifteen
days after the month closed.
This notice is for the purpose of
reminding you that if the report
is not prepared and mailed to the
Department of Revenue at once,
the commissioner will be forced
to assess the penalties as provid
ed by law. It is necessary that
this be given your immediate at-
tentloB. In order to avoid the
imposition of penalties and dam
ages for failure of making
monthly sales tax reports. It is
essential that each month’s re
port be prepared and mailed
within fifteen days after the
close of each month. Direct your
mail to the Department of Reve
nue, Raleigh, N. C.
Penalties
"The law provides that there
shall be added not more than
100 per cent as damages or pen
alties, together with interest at
the rate of one per centum per-
month on the tax from the time
Sales Tax was due; also, the
failure or refusal of m_aklng
Sales Tax Returns is unlawful
and a misdemeanor and on con
viction subjects the violator to
a fine not lo exceed $500.00, or
imprisonment for a period not to
exceed six months, or both, at
the discretion of the court.”
New rules and regulations in
Welch, W. Va. ... "I haven't
got a dlgje and will hitch-hike
and thumb my way through the
district but I’m out to get that
nomination,’* says 0. A. Bryant
(above), newspaper man and
peanut vender, candidate for
Congress opposing John Kee.
Auto Races On
Program For
Fair
Gray Auto and Air Racing
Association Contracted
For Fair
avowed purpose of making them
taste the sting of defeat.
A large number of fans are
expected to go to Elkin to see
the two teams engage in the dia
mond contest.
Attorney P. J. McDuffie mo
tored to Bakersville Monday to
attend to professional business.
merchants. These
rulings will become effective on
September 1. Merchants are
urged to study these new rules
and to acquaint themselves with
them before they become effec
tive.
Miss Dare Wyatt returned to
her home Tuesday after spend
ing several weeks with friends
and relatives.
City Bu^et Provides Reduction of
Ten Cents In the 1934-35 Tax Rate;
Special School Tax Remains 10 Cents
Mr. W. A. McNeil, president of
the Great Wilkes Fair, announc
ed today that auto races will be
held here on Saturday, Septem
ber 22nd, the last day of the
fair. Mr. 'McNeil has contracted
with the Gray Auto and Air
Racing A.ssociation, of Daytona
Beach, Florida, to handle and
sponsor the races. Owing to the
fact that this association has
sev-
Salisbury, Greensboro and
eral Other dates in North Caro-
Necessary Woric On Street
Prohibits Any Further
Reructions
Tentative budget adopted by
the city board of commissioners
provides for a tax rate of $1.60
on the hundred dollars’ valua
tion of property in North Wil
kesboro for the fiscal year be
ginning July 1.
This represents a decrease of
10 cents from the $1.70 cent
rate of 1983-34.
A small Increase in the gen
eral fund budget was necessary
to take care of much needed re
pairs on the streets of the city
and for permanent improve
ments. Had it not been that
these expenditures are expedient
for the sake of economy in pre
servation of the streets it would
have been possible for a greater
reduction to havo been effected.
In the bond tax land decreas
es were made 8uf|lclent to over
balance the increase in the gen-
ehuich have announced well
known speakers to teach the class j provide for the
ekeh Sunday. They are as follows:
August 5, Rufus Morrow; August
10-cent reduction.
The school fund calls for an
12, Jndge J. M. Ogelsby; August of $4,687.88. Of
19. Judge Johnson J Hayes; Aug- amount $3,437.88 la to be
oat 28, Solicitor John. R- Jones.
\n members and visiting friends
ore urged not to miss any of .the
above discourses.
Vesper S«rvice
Veaptr,services will be held.at
St Pool’s Episcopal church Sun-
day oltemoon, August 6th, at 4
^•'doek- Rev. 8. M. Lackey will be
..Je charge.
r
raised by the 10-cent levy,
which is the same as was in ef
fect for the past year.
For the three funds the tenta
tive tax rates, are as follows:
general fund, 48 cents: bond tax
fund, $1.02; school fund, cur
rent expense, 10 cents. Making
total for the city budget $1.80.
’The city poll tax Is tentatively
set at $1.60.
Company A Will
Entrain Saturday
lina this season, it was possible
for Mr. McNeil to secure such
races.
C. C. Gray, manager of the
Gray Auto and Air Racing Asso
ciation, was in the city last week
and stated (that although the
track at the fairgrounds L only
a 1-3 mile track, it was a wonr
derful layout and can be put in
fine shape for the best race cars.
He also stated that a 1-3 mile
track is becoming more popular
each year over the country; that
they are being used very satis
factorily in California, New Jer
sey and New York. The cars, he
states, can make wonderful speed
on this track and in case of ac
cident the crash isn’t likely to
be as serious as one occurring
on a mile track.
Mr. Gray is a race car driver
as well as a promoter. He was
racing in Atlanta, Ga., on the
22nd of July at Lakewood Park,
which was a mile track, and
there witnessed the saddest ac
cident of his racing career when
his friend and one of the coun
try’s be.st auto race drivers,
Lloyd Vieaux, of Beverly Hills,
California, met his death while
making over a hundred miles an
hour.
The people of Wilkes county
and racing fans over the state
are assured they will see some
of the country’s best race cars
and drivers on Saturday, the
22nd of September, last day of
The Great Wilkes Fair, when
these boys come to North Wil
kesboro to race for gold and
glory.
Will Spend Two Weeks In Sum
mer Encampment At Camp
Jackson, S. C.
Company A, local contingent
of the National Guard, will leave
on the 1:15 train Saturday for a
two-weeks summer encampment.
The personell of the- company
will consist of Captain R. R.
Reins, First Lieutenant E. ; P.
Robidson, Second Lieutenant W.
G. Staley and 64 men. They will
return to this city on August 2-0.
Identification of
Wiles k Expected
Meanwhfle Federal Authori
ties Have Wilkes Suspect
In Safe Keeping
Sheriff W. B. Somers is waltr
ing further word from Marks-
ville. La., regarding a man be
ing held as a suspect in the
slaying of C. A. Wyatt two years
ago.
The description sent the
Wilkes sheriff talli.’s with that
of Everett Wiles. Federal offi
cers are also holding the suspect
on charges of passing counter
feit money.
Meanwhile Sheriff Somers has
sent authorities there photos ' of
Wiles and farther detailed 'dor
Borlption.
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Brother J. C. Grayson
In Race In Tennessee
Mr. J. C. Grayson and son, Mr.
Bill Grayson, are In Johnson
County, Tenn., today working In
the former’s old precinct in be
half of Attorney J. L. Grayson,
who is the leading candidate for
solicitor of the district composed
of Jidmson, Carter, Unicoi, a»d
Washington counties. t .
In the nominating primary
Attorney Grayson led the entire
field of candidates by several
hundred votes, and his chance of
winning is excellent in today’s
election, it i ssaid.
Attorney Grayson is Mr. J. O.
Grayson’s brother and he is well
known here.
J. C. Wallace Has
Change For Penny
J. C. Wallace, well known
justice of the peace here, has
the distinction of bedng_ the
only man in these parts who
has change for a penny.
Mr. Watiace has In hto pos
session two one-hrff-cent piec
es. These odd coins were given
him by his father, the late El
bert Wallace.
bav* change for a penny
bnt it woald cost anyone a
pretty. Snm to get It,"-. Mr.
-WoIloM said TMsdoy,'
Win Try Numbek of War
Risk Insurance Cases In
Term at Wilkesboro
HAYES IN DETROIT
To Make Fihal Entries
Bank Stock Case; Has
Short Vacation
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of
United States district court for
the middle district of North Car
olina, left yesterday morning for
Detroit, Mich., to make the
necessary judicial entries on the
record In federal district court
there in order that certain cases
Involving bank stock assessments
may be taken upon appeal to the
circuit court of appeals.
Last spring Judge Hayes went
to Detroit and presided over, trial
of the bank stock cases, these
being suits of stockholders of the
First National bank, of Detroit,
and the Guardian National Bank
of Commerce, of that city, the
hank stock assessments aggre
gating about $35,000,000.
The stockholders asked for in
junctions restraining the receiv
ers of the two banks from pro
ceeding with the collection of
bank stock assessments. Judge
Hayes declined to grant the in
junctive relief which was sought
by the plaintiffs. Notices of ap
peal were given by the plaintiffs.
In Detroit this week Judge Hayes
will sign the bills of exceptions
and complete his part of the rec
ord of the cases as they go upon
appeal.
Upon completion of this mat
ter Judge Hayes, accompanied by
two of his sons, Johnson J. Jr„
and" Hayden, will take a vacation
in the Great Lakes region. They
will be gone about 10 days.
The judge expects to bo back
in advance of the opening of a
special term of United States
district court in Wilkesboro for
the trial of civil cases, including
a number of war risk Insurance
actions. Judge Hayes will con
vene that term of court Monday
morning, August 20, and it will
probably continue two weeks.
Board Sifra|S
In Wilketli^
Hears E'
Burke Counsel Claimed
proximately 1,000 RepobB-
cans Voted For Rouaseai
New York . . . Helen Jacobs
(above), U. S. Women’s Tennis
Champion, though defeated in
the English championship, is
home to defend her national ti
tle at Forest Hills, N. Y. late this
month.
Singing Class
Gives Concert
Oxford Masonic Orphanage
Children Render Splendid
Program Here
On Monday night the singing
class of the Masonic Orphanage
at Oxford rendered a concert Ih
the graded school auditorium
here before a most appreciative
audience. /
The program given in the con
cert gave evidence of splendid
training. The concert was very
much appreciated by the audi
ence.
Following the concert the
class was entertained in the fol
lowing homes: C. P. Horton, H.
M. Hutchens, F. C. Forester, G,
G. Foster. W. K. Sturdivant, J.
C. Reins, P. W. Eshelman, H. V.
Wagoner, I. M. Myers at Call
Hotel, J. B. McCoy at Hotel
Wilkes.
EVIDENCE REBUTTED
Counter Claims Made of Re
publicans Casting Votes
For Buike
In Music School
Dr. C. W. Moseley
Lectures Berean Class
Dr. C. W. Moseley, of Greens
boro, who is spending part of the
summer at his home on the
Brushy Mountains, lectured to
the members of the Berean Class
of th4 First Baptist Sunday
school Sunday morning. Dr.
Miss Ursula Blevins left today Moseley was heard by a large
to attend The Adams Summer j membership of the class, and
School of Music for Teachers, his discussion of the current
conducted at Montreat, N. C. by Sunday school lesson was listen-
Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Adams. ed to with rapt interest.
TiDey Cases WiD Be Called On
Monday; Jury Will Be Selected
Tues^y; Evidence To Start 8th
After hearing evidence bv
counsel for J. H. Burke that
around 1,000 Republicans cast
ballots for his opponent, J. A.
Rousseau, in Wilkes In the run
off primary June 30, and count
er affidavit by counsel for Mr.
Rousseau, the state electioD
board moved the scene of inves
tigation from Wilkesboro to Tay
lorsville, where, it reconvened
this morning at ten o’clock to
hear similar charges by Rous
seau of Republican voting in
Alexander county.
The hearing began In Wilkes
boro yesterday morning at elev
en o’clock and was concluded at
twelve o’clock last nigjit. Fol
lowing the completion of the
hearing last night the state
board declined to make any
statement regarding the inves
tigation and indicated that It
might be several days before any
statement could be given out.
Mr. Rousseau led the Alex
ander county man In the second
primary for the nomination "^Tor
judge by 447 votes, as shown by
the returns certified by the
county boards of election In the
six counties in the district.
Absentees Protested
Followlnjf4the conclusion of
evidence In regard to RepqbU-
can voting last night Mr. Burke’s
counsel made a sweeping protest
of all the absentee ballots cast
in the county on the grounds
that they bad not had access to
the ballots or a list of absentee
vote applications. Chairman Mc
Lendon announced that the
board secretary would be asked
to make an examination of the
evidence, regarding the absentees
and report to the board if an In
vestigation along this line wa»
deemed necessary. . •
Representing the local candi
date in the investigation were
eighteen volunteer attorneys in
addition to his regular counsel,
Fred Hutchens, of Winston-Sal
em. Others listed by him as ap-
Booe, Archie Elledge and H. M.
Ratcliffe, Winston-Salem; J. H.
Whicker, A. H. Casey, B. T. H^-
pearing in the ®®*se were Bryan
derson, Kyle Hayes, F. J. Mc
Duffie, J. F. Jordan and Paul
Swanson, of the local bar; T. C.
Bowie, West Jefferson; Buren
Jurney, Statesville; A. E. Hall,
Yadkin vine; J. T. Reece, Yad-
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MEETING TO BEGIN
AT ROARING RIVER
A series of revival services will
begin at Roaring River Methodist (
church Sunday and will continue Tilley family for
through the week.
Rev. Seymour Taylor, the pastor,
will be in charge. The public is
invited to all services during the
meeting.
Judge John M. Oglesby, of klnvllle; Jacob Stewart, Mock^
Concord, WUI Pr,»id.
over lerm | gu^^je’s counsel was cqmposed
Sheriff Guts 2
StmOatfite
Large Quantities of Beer De
stroyed At StiD Sites In
TraphiU Section
Sheriff W. B. Somers and
Chief Deputy Old Wiles went In
to the TraphiU section of the
county Tuesday afternoon and
played' havoc with moonshiners’
Trial of five members of the 1 of C. G. Gilreath, Eugene Trl-
the alleged; vette. H. A. Cranor and W. H.
slaying of Leoda Childress at
distilleries.
The first still found was one
of the largest destroyed in
Wilkes in some time. There were
16 fermenters, containing large
quantities of beer. ^
Less than a mile from the
scene of the big still was another
of almost the same capacity
where there was evldohoo that
liquor had been mapnfactnred
on a wliotesale basis. Thqre was
mnota spent beer about the so^e
Of the still, -t ,
'iio' one -waB found dt eUnep
stUL'-’-i-'-’''- '
their "home in the Benham com
munity of Wilkes county will
occupy the center of the stage
in the August term of Wilkes
court beginning Monday.
Judge John M.- Oglesby, of
Concord, will preside over the
two-weeks term.
Trial of the Tilleys, Mr. and
Mrs.' W. W. ’niley, Luther and
Clyde Tilley and Mrs. Luther
Tilley, has been calendared by
Solicitor John R. Jones for Jion-
day, at which time It is expected
that arrangements will be made
for a special venlije from the
western part of Wilkes county
or from an adjoining county or
some other county In the dis
trict.
When the cases were contin
ued from the March term there
was a suggestion that a Jury
might .b« obUlned from Western
Wilkes^
It is expected that ’Tuesday’s
court will be consumed with the
selection of the Jurors from the
special venire. SoUdtor Jones
has announesd that,all state wit
nesses, are W appear at court on
Wednestoj;_ditemlng for to pur
pose ol’giraig evidence, '
The solicitor turtor. reqjieslhi
^at to state witnesses, in to
oh pm* 'dlcM)
McElwee, of the local bar; Boy
Deal, Winston-Salem; W. C.
Newland, Lenoir; C. W. Bagley,
Hickory: John Lewis," ;^ts»-
Tllle.
Members of the state
board sitting on the ,
Wilkesboro today were
P. McLendon, of. atietoMkwt,
chairman, W. *A. Lucas, .Mf'WH-^
son, J. H. Sample, of
and A. 3. Mitchell, of.
ajso the board secretary,^
mond C. MaxWell. . , •
The chairman announced
terday morning at eleven
that the 27 precincts In
would be taken up'In alpl
cal order and that counsel
the contestant, J. n.
would make the allegatioaB
to Republicans voting In th« run
off primary, following
counsel for J. A. Ronssea^tM^M
be given opportunity. to
to the board rebuttal airtif ^
Evidence by both 'sides
troduced In affidavit JloxjOg
an occasional exainfmili^^ .
witness. Time did
reading at the' vohuii^$l^.
davits on. elto^ eMs,'~onl^ ...
subject matter and.
name being bronght out la' 'the
pubUc heorlhg, although.
original affidavits
(Contlaaed on fifee'
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